Proverbial Wisdom
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
547.
What’s gone, and what’s past help,
Should be past grief.
A Winter’s Tale (Paulina), Act III, Scene II
548. Power is the grim idol that the world adores.
Political Essays. On the Connexion between
Toad-Eaters and Tyrants
549. It’s ill livin’ in a hen-roost for them as doesn’t like fleas.
Adam Bede (Mrs Poyser)
550. Love me, love my dog.
551. He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
The Comedy of Errors (Dromio), Act IV, Scene III
552.
What’s one man’s poison, signor,
Is another’s meat or drink.
Love’s Cure (Piorato), Act III, Scene II